NHP (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC424440 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-18
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£180.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -58% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 12.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £180,663
Cash draining
Cash down 58% YoY
Cash YoY
-58%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£33k
↓ 58% YoY
Net Worth
£181k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£83k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £838.5k | — |
| Current assets | £82.9k | — |
| Cash | £32.9k | £78.5k |
| Debtors | £50.0k | — |
| Net assets | £180.7k | £149.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-07📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2024-05-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-10-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-10-12🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2017-10-12🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2013-08-23🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2013-06-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2013-06-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2012-05-18🏢Company incorporatedAs NHP (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
- 2012-05-18➕STEWART, Neil Andrew, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Neil Andrew Stewart Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2023 |
Hazel Stewart Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Dr Neil Andrew Stewartceased 01/02/2017· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-05-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Registered office
1 Yarrow Place
Perth
PH1 1SX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-01
Last: 2025-05-18
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
STEWART, Neil Andrew, Dr→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2012-05-18
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/08/2013 | 12/10/2017 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/06/2013 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/06/2013 | 12/10/2017 |
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Recent filings (40 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2024-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-18